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HE: Vocab Unit 8
Honors English Freshman Year
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| decrepit | infirm, broken down, rickety, dilapidated |
| consecrate | to devote, dedicate; to sanctify |
| ingenuous | naive, artless, guileless, candid |
| multifarious | varied, manifold, heterogenous |
| commend | to praise, pat on the back; to entrust, applaud |
| apprehensive | worried, nervous, fretful, jittery |
| reprisal | retaliation, revenge, retribution |
| condolance | commiseration, solace, sympathy |
| suave | sophisticated, urbane, polished |
| apathy | indifference, disinterest, detachment |
| parsimonious | frugal, penny-pinching, "cheap" |
| stultify | to smother, stifle; to neutralize, negate |
| omnivorous | all-devouring, vocarious |
| revel | to relish, savor, bask in; to carouse |
| quandary | confusion; a dilemma, predicament |
| recalcitrant | unruly, obstinate, contrary, ornery |
| animosity | enmity, rancor, antipathy |
| obsolete | outmoded, antiquated, passe, "old hat" |
| deride | to mock, scorn, disparage, jeer at |
| compatible | harmonious, in agreement, like-minded |